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they hate their neighbor, israel. israel, their neighbor, hates them. most of the area is very, very poor. there is a degree of hopelessness here. they have managed -- the israelis have said to the egyptians, with this deal, now gaza is your problem. if rockets come out of here, the egyptians are going to be responsible for talking to hamas. both of you are sort of from similar parties. the islamic hamas group, which is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood, and the muslim brotherhood in egypt, hamas managed to say, okay, you two sort things out together, and we'll see how this goes. >> richard, one of the other things i was struck by is how vague what both sides agreed to is. both sides have agreed to not breach acts for this understanding. it's almost like a fortune cookie, meaningless vague. does that vagueness make a stronger agreement or a weaker one. does that say anything to you? >> reporter: i think this got lawyered pretty hard. what that means is that israel is not supposed to carry out any sort of targeted assassinations. and when you start t
they hate their neighbor, israel. israel, their neighbor, hates them. most of the area is very, very poor. there is a degree of hopelessness here. they have managed -- the israelis have said to the egyptians, with this deal, now gaza is your problem. if rockets come out of here, the egyptians are going to be responsible for talking to hamas. both of you are sort of from similar parties. the islamic hamas group, which is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood, and the muslim brotherhood in egypt,...
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you can have a journalist who says, we've the got to defend israel. what you can't have is someone who is a member of a terrorist organization working for a news organization that is branned as an arm of that terrorist organization, masquerading as a journalist and complain when the israelis target that journalist and that what happened. and two of the people whom he pointed out as being journalists actually one of them is a card carry member of islamic jihad who didn't pretend to be a journalist and the second was a member of hamas, with a sign on the top. this is use journalists as shields. >> i like his defense, i ran it by my colleagues in the shop and reminded me of larry king, when there was a bias in the news and larry would say any of you biased, no, let's settle it they be. >> jon: and carr asserts, as news media organizations become increasingly politicized all journalists risk ending up as collateral casualties because they're working adjacent to outlets viewed of perveyors of propaganda. legitimate fear there? >> no, i don't think it is. i
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and her egyptian counterpart announced the deal to end hostilities and greater cooperation between israel and gaza in the near future. >> the united states welcomes the agreement today for a cease-fire in gaza, for it to hold, the rocket attacks must end. a broader calm returned. the people of this region deserve the chance to live free from fear and violence and today's agreement is a step in the right direction that we should build on. >> this news comes after more than a week of violence that claimed 140 palestinian and 5 israeli lives. obviously, this day belongs to the israelis and palestinians. but americans should also look at today as proof that we got it right on election day. i want you to take a look at that scene again. that moment lasted just a few minutes. but it represents a week of slow, deliberate diplomacy by the president, secretary clinton and obama's foreign policy team. and a lot of patience. there was no sabre rattling, no caustic words, no cheap shots. for that you needed to turn to the republicans. >> if this god forbid conflict escalates, again, it is a sign of a
and her egyptian counterpart announced the deal to end hostilities and greater cooperation between israel and gaza in the near future. >> the united states welcomes the agreement today for a cease-fire in gaza, for it to hold, the rocket attacks must end. a broader calm returned. the people of this region deserve the chance to live free from fear and violence and today's agreement is a step in the right direction that we should build on. >> this news comes after more than a week of...
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the concern is whether israel will launch a ground offensive. there is precedence for it. that's why many palestinians are fearful that in the coming days this can only get worse. a lot of people are questioning the effects of all of this. why is israel continuing to carry out these attacks if it has not been able to stop the rocket fire it set out to stop. when it launched the operation four years ago, it was precisely the same modus operandi for the same objectives. we're four years later, palestinians have rockets now reaching the southern tip of tel aviv. hamas is more entrenched. the situation has not changed for the southern part of israel nor for the people of gaza. the only thing that's changed is the arab spring and we're seeing a country like egypt trying to play a more active role in mediating a truce. egypt's prime minister is expected to make a trip to the gaza strip with the hopes of trying to calm the situation down and expressing his solidarity with the people of gaza. >> stay safe and thank you. we will have more on this rapidly developing situation in the
the concern is whether israel will launch a ground offensive. there is precedence for it. that's why many palestinians are fearful that in the coming days this can only get worse. a lot of people are questioning the effects of all of this. why is israel continuing to carry out these attacks if it has not been able to stop the rocket fire it set out to stop. when it launched the operation four years ago, it was precisely the same modus operandi for the same objectives. we're four years later,...
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we have live reports from the region and from israel's ambassador to the united states, michael oren. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. only on msnbc. ♪ [ male announcer ] why do more emergency workers everywhere trust duracell...?? duralock power preserve. locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. now...guaranteed. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world.
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their continued efforts to build a nuclear weapon exacerbated relations between the united states and israel, et cetera. so there are some differences, but you know, our fundamental facts remain, 7,500 conservative estimate of syrians have been massacred. they -- the iranians are there on the ground as well as bringing arms. and the russians are supplying arms. so it's not a fair fight, steve. it is a -- it is a bloodletting that's going on and the city of homs, major city in syria has just been turned into a killing ground. so i think it's very important to recognize that it is an affront to everything we stand for and believe in to watch this unfair fight go on. that's why air power, foreign air power, our air power and allies and coalition ranging from other arab nations to nato i think is completely in order to equalize the situation. and finally one other point. the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs both said, well, sooner or later assad will fall. i don't know where they get that confident because certainly events on the ground in recent days indicate that assad
their continued efforts to build a nuclear weapon exacerbated relations between the united states and israel, et cetera. so there are some differences, but you know, our fundamental facts remain, 7,500 conservative estimate of syrians have been massacred. they -- the iranians are there on the ground as well as bringing arms. and the russians are supplying arms. so it's not a fair fight, steve. it is a -- it is a bloodletting that's going on and the city of homs, major city in syria has just...
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let me bring in steve israel of new york. congressman, always good to talk to you. >> how are you? happy new year. >> we have the outlines of a deal but we're hearing a lot of discontent and many of the complaints aimed at the president himself. is this going to get done? >> well, i'm hopeful that it will get done. it is really -- we're at the point of now or never. let's review. it will get done when republicans are wig lling to compromise. the president a year ago offered a plan that was big, bold, balanced, republicans said no. a week ago the republican speaker put a plan on the floor that said they would only raise taxes for people making over $1 million. his caucus said no to that. at a certain pointed it's hard to negotiate with a skid mark. up to now we have been negotiating with a bunch of skid marks. now it's time for republicans to learn how to take yes for an answer. we have a plan on the table, it's not perfect. we ought to get it done now. >> no vote tonight, but can we expect a vote in the next 24 hours, next couple days? >> look, there will not be votes tonight and t
let me bring in steve israel of new york. congressman, always good to talk to you. >> how are you? happy new year. >> we have the outlines of a deal but we're hearing a lot of discontent and many of the complaints aimed at the president himself. is this going to get done? >> well, i'm hopeful that it will get done. it is really -- we're at the point of now or never. let's review. it will get done when republicans are wig lling to compromise. the president a year ago offered a...
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israel to stand alone. the looming threat of nuclear iran cannot be ignored. ambiguity that could lead to serious miscalculations, which is what we collectively hope to avoid. it's my sincere preference and belief that the united states and israel both need to be clear in its communications with each other and our communications to the iranians. now is the time to stand together, and we are here today to tell our prime minister that congress intends to do so. madam pell sichlt pell sichlt. >> thank you mr. speaker. i'm pleased to join us in welcoming our distinguished guest, the prime minister of the jewish state of israel once again to the capitol of the united states. i associate myself with your remarks in terms of our commitment to the security of isra israel. our strategic partner is mutually beneficial to both of our countries. rejecting containment of iran and stopping them, preventing them from having a nuclear weapon is in our interest. it's in the interest of israel and the region that would be a
israel to stand alone. the looming threat of nuclear iran cannot be ignored. ambiguity that could lead to serious miscalculations, which is what we collectively hope to avoid. it's my sincere preference and belief that the united states and israel both need to be clear in its communications with each other and our communications to the iranians. now is the time to stand together, and we are here today to tell our prime minister that congress intends to do so. madam pell sichlt pell sichlt....
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between gaza and israel. and including all of the militant groups inside of gaza not just hamas itself. it will take all of them to stop the rocket fire from coming over and the subsequent air strikes that israel does after it is hit. >> all right, sarah, thank you very much. a permanent solution so hard to envision how that could happen. tens of thousands of israelis were called for duty for that possible ground war. fred plafrnken has been with th israeli forces. are they moving back from the border? >> reporter: erin, the troops are still at the border. we're not seeing the troops move away just yet. certainly we believe they're going to stay there for at least another four or five days because, of course, one of the things that the israelis are doing, especially in the next couple of hours, is they're going to be monitoring whether or not the cease-fire is actually being kept by hamas as well. what we've seen so far is there is smaller violations. one or two rockets have been fired out of gaza. the israel
between gaza and israel. and including all of the militant groups inside of gaza not just hamas itself. it will take all of them to stop the rocket fire from coming over and the subsequent air strikes that israel does after it is hit. >> all right, sarah, thank you very much. a permanent solution so hard to envision how that could happen. tens of thousands of israelis were called for duty for that possible ground war. fred plafrnken has been with th israeli forces. are they moving back...
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you don't protect israel and deter iran just by talking tough in washington. you can't truly stand up for georgia when you've strained our oldest alliances. if john mccain wants to follow george bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice - but it is not the change we need. [cheers and applause] we are the party of roosevelt. we are the party of kennedy. so don't tell me that democrats won't defend this country. don't tell me that democrats won't keep us safe. the bush-mccain foreign policy has squandered the legacy that generations of americans -- democrats and republicans - have built, and we are here to restore that legacy. [cheers and applause] as commander-in-chief, i will never hesitate to defend this nation, but i will only send our troops into harm's way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home. i will end this war in iraq responsibly, and finish the fight against al qaeda and the taliban in afghanistan. i will rebuild our mi
you don't protect israel and deter iran just by talking tough in washington. you can't truly stand up for georgia when you've strained our oldest alliances. if john mccain wants to follow george bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice - but it is not the change we need. [cheers and applause] we are the party of roosevelt. we are the party of kennedy. so don't tell me that democrats won't defend this country. don't tell me that democrats won't keep us safe. the bush-mccain...
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israel's capital. for the first time as you mentioned. actually it was the first time since 1970 that jerusalem has been under that -- some kind of attack in that way. so the israelis are concerned about that. tel aviv was also hit for the second time in two days. the violence is ramping up. israel's trying to destroy the palestinian's rocket firing capability. but clearly not succeeding yet. and that raises the possibility that the ground invasion really may happen which, by the way, i'm sure neither israel nor hamas really wants. >> martin very quickly. understand that the israeli military is so well organized they can launch an invasion with one hour's notice? >> i'm not sure who said that but they're ready. we were on the border yesterday with israelis with the tank brigade. they're ready. we saw them clean the barrels, taking orders, last-minute preparations. yeah, they're ready. the israeli army says they're ready to invade. they're just waiting for the order. the political establishment now needs to decide what to do. how to bring
israel's capital. for the first time as you mentioned. actually it was the first time since 1970 that jerusalem has been under that -- some kind of attack in that way. so the israelis are concerned about that. tel aviv was also hit for the second time in two days. the violence is ramping up. israel's trying to destroy the palestinian's rocket firing capability. but clearly not succeeding yet. and that raises the possibility that the ground invasion really may happen which, by the way, i'm sure...
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israel has toned down the threat but was should drop them altogether as congress. it makes no sense to punish pun palestinian committed to a peaceful solution. it now needs to put its energies into forging commitments to restart the peace talks. >> i think that's critical. the next two months, how we react to this, obviously congress may well try to eliminate all aid to the palestinian authority. that has its own problems in terms of driving them towards potential bankruptcy. israel has potential weapon in withholding tax revenue, collects on behalf of the palestinians. the best outcome here would be the united states goes well, we regret this, let's move on. and then the other aspect would, standing up immediately after this, but today in the u.n. and and say, i'm prepared to go into negotiations without preconditions. if you get those three, you know, legs of the stool, now you have something to kind of work with, if otherwise if everyone takes their own unilateral action you come out of this again, empowering hamas. >> p.j., where is the white house on this? i m
israel has toned down the threat but was should drop them altogether as congress. it makes no sense to punish pun palestinian committed to a peaceful solution. it now needs to put its energies into forging commitments to restart the peace talks. >> i think that's critical. the next two months, how we react to this, obviously congress may well try to eliminate all aid to the palestinian authority. that has its own problems in terms of driving them towards potential bankruptcy. israel has...
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strange story of seam israel. but first tim pawlenty isn't born. michelle bachmann isn't stopping and the business extra patrol peter is not a business expert. when it doesn't fit anywhere else we put it in the viewfinder viewfinder. >> hello every. >> off to our programs. >> considered at least by the romneys we're told, safe, reliable steady as she goes, nothing too flashy. >> kind of a boring guy. a reasonable, fine human being and all that, he would be a sensible pick. because again, no one would notice or care. >> wouldn't like it. >> ifif you goad me into it, i'll show you tats. >> would you ask him to apologize? >> um. >> i just need to ask you about this, senator mccain was just on the senate floor and said what what you're doing, going after huma. >> i can't do an interior right now. >> can you do one with us later? >> yes, i can. >> she's better than anybody else in the country in making her point regardless, let's give michelle bachmann a hand. >> this one stinks to high heaven. >> oh, libor. libor, libor. >> when we talk about libor wha
strange story of seam israel. but first tim pawlenty isn't born. michelle bachmann isn't stopping and the business extra patrol peter is not a business expert. when it doesn't fit anywhere else we put it in the viewfinder viewfinder. >> hello every. >> off to our programs. >> considered at least by the romneys we're told, safe, reliable steady as she goes, nothing too flashy. >> kind of a boring guy. a reasonable, fine human being and all that, he would be a sensible...
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fletcher in israel and what's the israeli government saying about what happened at the border today, if anything? >> reporter: well, they are talking but not much. they are saying that the troops were stationed at the border about 300 palestinians came towards the border fence, further than israeli wanted them to go. they have a 300-yard no go area and the palestinians kept coming and approached the fence. the israelis fired warning shots in the air and then the soldiers fired at their legs. that's what the israeli army is saying and they are not confirming they killed anybody. the 300 yard no-go area is there because for years the israelis have been worried that palestinian militants would approach the fence and lay land mines across the fence. that's why the no go area is there. today of course with the cease fire in place, apparently palestinians were testing to see how forward they can go under the new conditions. >> martin fletcher in israel. thank you so much. in gaza, hamas has already condemned the death of the man killed at the border. ayman, has hamas taken action since con
fletcher in israel and what's the israeli government saying about what happened at the border today, if anything? >> reporter: well, they are talking but not much. they are saying that the troops were stationed at the border about 300 palestinians came towards the border fence, further than israeli wanted them to go. they have a 300-yard no go area and the palestinians kept coming and approached the fence. the israelis fired warning shots in the air and then the soldiers fired at their...
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sputniks and israel and iran. i write about it in my 2010 book. this is not a new story. talking about leaks and carrying on, all i have to say to that, judith miller/valerie plame. give me a break. >> there's a reason they're doing this. rice? talked in the last segment about all that obama can't control. he can't control europe. can't control congress. he can control foreign policy. that's an area they would like to shine a light on because he can act unilaterally, without foreign or congressional leaders blocking him. when you have this little good news as obama has these days that's a story you want to get out. >> a couple things here one, from the journalistic point of view there are a number of books written and published now. there's essential an arms race to get your lead out before anybody else's. i think there is credence to the notion that the "new york times" has very good reporters, and that when it comes to something like cyber warfare that we're engaging in, this is sort of in the ether. a top-down league versus a bottom-up, a mounting evidence and someone
sputniks and israel and iran. i write about it in my 2010 book. this is not a new story. talking about leaks and carrying on, all i have to say to that, judith miller/valerie plame. give me a break. >> there's a reason they're doing this. rice? talked in the last segment about all that obama can't control. he can't control europe. can't control congress. he can control foreign policy. that's an area they would like to shine a light on because he can act unilaterally, without foreign or...
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congressman steve israel, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. >>> the republican smear campaign against ambassador, susan rice, continues as more senators pile on. karen finney weighs in on what's the next best move then? the time is now to find out why the new push for immigration reform is making republicans very uncomfortable. stay with us. >>> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations. this decision about my successor is up to the president but i'm very happy he has the opportunity with a second term to make a decision. >> secretary of state, hillary clinton, coming to the defense of his possible successor, u.n. ambassador susan rice. yet, the smear campaign against susan rice continues as more republicans pile on. rice had another tough day on capitol hill today. now, senate republicans are blaming rice for yet another security failure. the u.s. embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania 14 years ago. >> it troubles me so much is the benghazi attack in many ways echos the attacks of those embassies
congressman steve israel, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. >>> the republican smear campaign against ambassador, susan rice, continues as more senators pile on. karen finney weighs in on what's the next best move then? the time is now to find out why the new push for immigration reform is making republicans very uncomfortable. stay with us. >>> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations. this decision about my successor is up to...
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i mean -- >> like the palestinians saying we're still -- we still hate the fact that we don't have israel and some day we'll rurnl eturn jerusalem but this is the deal. >> expect the president and the white house to talk about the great things about the affordable act. >> of course. >> we'll move into it in some point in the next months and years into a legacy question and the president is going to want to be sure, look, we made this happen, maybe didn't selit well the first time but now you it is the law of the law. >> the other thing boehner said in the interview with diane sawyer the other night that really struck me was, there's no tea party caucus to speak of. yes, there is. a quarter of your caucus are members of the official tea party caucus. >> yeah. >> but it's interesting to me that he's sort of saying, it's not -- >> called stockholm syndrome, the fact that your captors you can no longer recognize them as your captors. >> josh, before we go, in terms of implementing the affordable care act it's a question among state governor scott walker in wisconsin bet big on mitt romney, li
i mean -- >> like the palestinians saying we're still -- we still hate the fact that we don't have israel and some day we'll rurnl eturn jerusalem but this is the deal. >> expect the president and the white house to talk about the great things about the affordable act. >> of course. >> we'll move into it in some point in the next months and years into a legacy question and the president is going to want to be sure, look, we made this happen, maybe didn't selit well the...
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. >> what does this do to israel and to the united states? >> well, look. i mean we -- let's not -- you know egypt is the most important arab state, the first state to sign a peace treaty with israel in the 1970s. egypt is a major, major ally of the united states, not vis-a-vis just israel but also in the broader middle east as well. it affects not just egypt but the neighborhood as well. egypt played a critical role this brokering a truce between hamas and israel. hamas looks up to morsi. hamas listens them. even israel, i would argue, recognize the frounld invasion of hamas because egypt is a pivotal player and because the peace treaty was on line. that's why what happens in egypt not only affects egyptians, it affects the neighborhood and egypt relation with the person powers. in particular it affects them in the middle east and rain world. >> right now a 100-constituent assembly is working on drafting a constitution in egypt. liberals and christians walked out. so basically it's being run by islamists now. some have said part of president morsi's calcul
. >> what does this do to israel and to the united states? >> well, look. i mean we -- let's not -- you know egypt is the most important arab state, the first state to sign a peace treaty with israel in the 1970s. egypt is a major, major ally of the united states, not vis-a-vis just israel but also in the broader middle east as well. it affects not just egypt but the neighborhood as well. egypt played a critical role this brokering a truce between hamas and israel. hamas looks up to...
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congressman steve israel, great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much. >>> the republican smear campaign against ambassador, susan rice, continues as more senators pile on. karen finney weighs in on what's the next best move then? the time is now to find out why the new push for immigration reform is making republicans very uncomfortable. stay with us. [ male announcer ] with 160 more miles per tank, the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ guts. glory. ram. ♪ don't know what i'd do ♪ i'd have nothing to prove ♪ i'd have nothing to lose ♪ i'd be all lost at sea ♪ with no reason to make it through ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the celebration diamond collection. ♪ if it wasn't for you [ male announcer ] diamonds so expertly cut, we guarantee them for life. zales is the diamond store. let love shine. >>> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations. this decision
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that would help the process of delegitimizing israel in the eyes of the world, presenting israel as a criminal. that's an issue which is of great concern. >> the fact of the matter, that will only setback actual peace negotiations. martin fletcher in tel aviv. thank you. busy week for you. >>> up next, breaking with boehner. the first republican to endorse the president's version of a compromise on taxes to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. oklahoma congressman tom cole joins me next. first, a look ahead at the president's schedule. one big thing on the schedule today that everybody is fairly interested in. that's that lunch with mitt romney. we're told no cameras. we'll see. we of the white house press corps officially protesting. we'd like to force them to let there be some official fourth estate coverage of this historic event. we'll see if they grant it. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. a winter wonderland doesn't just happen. it takes some doing. some coordinating. and a trip to the one place with the new ideas that help us pull it all together. from the things
that would help the process of delegitimizing israel in the eyes of the world, presenting israel as a criminal. that's an issue which is of great concern. >> the fact of the matter, that will only setback actual peace negotiations. martin fletcher in tel aviv. thank you. busy week for you. >>> up next, breaking with boehner. the first republican to endorse the president's version of a compromise on taxes to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. oklahoma congressman tom cole joins me...
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because israel -- israel is -- that's god's chosen land. the jews are god's chosen people. host: ok, connie, let's give fred barnes a chance to comment. guest: well, i mean that was an issue between romney who was much more pro israel though publicly in particular. we'll see how that turns out. i personally don't begrudge him a vacation after the campaign, like to take one myself. but there was another part -- oh, yeah. what she said in the beginning about the republican party. is it really in deep trouble? i don't think so. obviously hispanics are a problem. younger senators and governors, they have 30 governors who are extremely important, 30 out of 50. like bob mcdonald in virginia and bobby jindal and scott walker in wisconsin and so on. republicans actually -- romney actually won i believe the middle class. if you have the middle class as people who make between $50,000 a year and $100,000 a year, romney won that group narrowly. the middle class is up for grabs but romney did well enough there but just not well enough to win. host: on the question of what the republica
because israel -- israel is -- that's god's chosen land. the jews are god's chosen people. host: ok, connie, let's give fred barnes a chance to comment. guest: well, i mean that was an issue between romney who was much more pro israel though publicly in particular. we'll see how that turns out. i personally don't begrudge him a vacation after the campaign, like to take one myself. but there was another part -- oh, yeah. what she said in the beginning about the republican party. is it really in...
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israel is feeling heat today from europe over its decision to expand settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem. at least three countries summoned israeli ambassadors to condemn the action. in egypt new protests today against president morsi and massive protests are called for tomorrow. syria bomb rebels today. secretary clinton says that country is considering using chemical weapons. >> this is a red line for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence. >> joining me now is former state department egypt officer joel reuben. good to have you here. let's start with that red line where syria is right now. it's estimated more than 40,000 people have been killed in this 20-month-old revolve against the government. these new reports suggesting the fresh activity at syrian chemical weapons depots. earlier this year the president singled out that threat posed by chemical weapons as a cause for greater u.s. involvement. now secretary clinton giving this warning. where do you see this headed? >> this is a very overt dec
israel is feeling heat today from europe over its decision to expand settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem. at least three countries summoned israeli ambassadors to condemn the action. in egypt new protests today against president morsi and massive protests are called for tomorrow. syria bomb rebels today. secretary clinton says that country is considering using chemical weapons. >> this is a red line for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we...
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hitting two of the most sensitive places of israel. essentially a game changer, and it's recharging the cal lags, if you will, for israeli officials who have deployed thousands of troops along the border. some anticipate this could be the precise moment there could be a ground invasion to suppress that rocket fire. more importantly, it's going to have a humanitarian toll on the he people of gaza. it's densely populated. when it invades gaza, civilians have the brunt of it. six children died. it's a dire humanitarian situation. there's growing concern as it to what the new calculus would bring for the people of gaza for the civilian population here. so far there's no end in sight or truth being brokered, and that's why it's safe to say that fear is definitely the reigning sentiment among the people of gaza so far. s.e. >> stay safe. >>> now to the spin cycle. back here david petraeus testified behind closed doors today in front of the house and senate intelligence committees about the events surrounding the deadly september 11th attack
hitting two of the most sensitive places of israel. essentially a game changer, and it's recharging the cal lags, if you will, for israeli officials who have deployed thousands of troops along the border. some anticipate this could be the precise moment there could be a ground invasion to suppress that rocket fire. more importantly, it's going to have a humanitarian toll on the he people of gaza. it's densely populated. when it invades gaza, civilians have the brunt of it. six children died....
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and israel leading against the rest of the world. a u.n. vote on the official membership of palestinians, the vote that the u.s. and israel have been spending a long time trying to stop. the question is, what effect will this have on anything approaching peace in that region? our chief correspondent affairs, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: good evening, on the 65th anniversary of the u.n. giving israel the land to become a state, they voted overwhelmingly to recognize the palestinians, but only as an observer state. and a non-voting official state it is a step for nationhood, and a potential flash place for the middle east. hours earlier, they were already celebrating across the west bank. in ramallah, he made a pizza with tomatoes, olives, and spinach, representing the palestinian flag >> this is what we longed for over 60 years, it is about time a flag that today's u.n. actions will still not make palestine a nation. >> the united nations general assembly is here to issue a birth certificate of the reality of the state of palestine. >> repo
and israel leading against the rest of the world. a u.n. vote on the official membership of palestinians, the vote that the u.s. and israel have been spending a long time trying to stop. the question is, what effect will this have on anything approaching peace in that region? our chief correspondent affairs, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: good evening, on the 65th anniversary of the u.n. giving israel the land to become a state, they voted overwhelmingly to recognize the palestinians, but...
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for this reason i say that israel is a terrorist state and its acts are terrorist acts. so, we had that face-off at the state department, jim, and there was more of it. we only showed about a third of that actual exchange. was the reporter right to be pushing her in that way? >> that's certainly a new ap. he was expressing the opinion. look the state department's in a hard spot here, turkey is an n.a.t.o. ally and i don't agree that israel is a terrorist state and i'm sure hillary clinton and the state department don't either, but the way the camera makes it look, she's sort of on the-- nuland is on the defensive and she's got her job to do with 150 state world capitals watching. it was a little bit of an ambush on the state department. >> jon: pretty amazing statement, i think, from t theithe turkish minister, how did they react. >> almost no. i'm going to wait for the article that says that turkey has just disqualified itself as an intermediater, as a mediator in this conflict. i didn't see that statement. i didn't see that story. it's really amazing the way turkey is-
for this reason i say that israel is a terrorist state and its acts are terrorist acts. so, we had that face-off at the state department, jim, and there was more of it. we only showed about a third of that actual exchange. was the reporter right to be pushing her in that way? >> that's certainly a new ap. he was expressing the opinion. look the state department's in a hard spot here, turkey is an n.a.t.o. ally and i don't agree that israel is a terrorist state and i'm sure hillary clinton...
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you can have a journalist who says, we've the got to defend israel. what you can't have is someone who is a member of a terrorist organization working for a news organization that is branned as an arm of that terrorist organization, masquerading as a journalist and complain when the israelis target that journalist and that what happened. and two of the people whom he pointed out as being journalists actually one of them is a card carry member of islamic jihad who didn't pretend to be a journalist and the second was a member of hamas, with a sign on the top. this is use journalists as shields. >> i like his defense, i ran it by my colleagues in the shop and reminded me of larry king, when there was a bias in the news and larry would say any of you biased, no, let's settle it they be. >> jon: and carr asserts, as news media organizations become increasingly politicized all journalists risk ending up as collateral casualties because they're working adjacent to outlets viewed of perveyors of propaganda. legitimate fear there? >> no, i don't think it is. i
you can have a journalist who says, we've the got to defend israel. what you can't have is someone who is a member of a terrorist organization working for a news organization that is branned as an arm of that terrorist organization, masquerading as a journalist and complain when the israelis target that journalist and that what happened. and two of the people whom he pointed out as being journalists actually one of them is a card carry member of islamic jihad who didn't pretend to be a...
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ultimately israel has to find a way to deal with it either on its own or with us. >> israel has talked about a ship that's loaded with rockets potentially heading to gaza. so is there another crisis brewing? where do we stand with the cease-fire, where both sides seem to be testing each other the last few days? >> i believe the cease-fire in fact is going to hold. if you look at all three parties who were involved in it aside from the united states, who i think did play a pivotal role at the end. president morsi, the last thing he needs is for something he brokered to break down. it enhances his power. he has problems on the inside, he doesn't need a problem on the outside. hamas is claiming they had great achievements. if they get back into a conflict with the israelis, there go those achievements. and the israelis obviously want to have calm as well. so i think all three sides have an interest in preserving this. there will be tests from time to time, that's a given. the fact that the iranians will try to get arms in there very quickly is also a given. i think the israelis will act t
ultimately israel has to find a way to deal with it either on its own or with us. >> israel has talked about a ship that's loaded with rockets potentially heading to gaza. so is there another crisis brewing? where do we stand with the cease-fire, where both sides seem to be testing each other the last few days? >> i believe the cease-fire in fact is going to hold. if you look at all three parties who were involved in it aside from the united states, who i think did play a pivotal...
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add to that the escalating tension between israel and hamas and the head spins, martha. >> you need a flow chart for this week. incredible that one week ago tonight we learned about david petraeus and that he resigned as c.i.a. director and today he is up on capitol hill testifying about benghazi. of course, this happened september 11 of this year, the attack in benghazi. a lot of different stories right away about why that happened, how that happened, but it was susan rice, u.n. ambassador, i think it was five days later on the sunday talk shows saying that she thought it came as a result of some protests and because of the egyptian in cairo, there were protests about this anti-muslim film. the republicans have pounced on that. you heard john mccain and lindsey graham saying there is no way they want her to be secretary of state, nominated to secretary of state. everybody knew that it was terrorism. >> everybody knew it was terrorism. well, today, one of the things that david petraeus said is that he knew right away it was terrorism. and in the talking points, they took that out beca
add to that the escalating tension between israel and hamas and the head spins, martha. >> you need a flow chart for this week. incredible that one week ago tonight we learned about david petraeus and that he resigned as c.i.a. director and today he is up on capitol hill testifying about benghazi. of course, this happened september 11 of this year, the attack in benghazi. a lot of different stories right away about why that happened, how that happened, but it was susan rice, u.n....
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and an interview on channel 2 in israel netanyahu said if someone sits here as prime minister of israel and he can't take action matters that are cardinal to the existence of this country, its future and security, and so totally dependent on receiving approveal from others, then he is not worth of leading. >> israel as a sovereign state has to defend itself and president obama has said publicly that only israel as a sovereign state can best decide how to defend its citizens. >> has anything changed on the timing obviously at the u.n. and very widely seen speech that prime minister netanyahu gave. he gave a timeline of the spring or summer in terms of iran reaching the point where it would have capability for a nuclear weapon. is that still the timeline. >> more specifically prime minister in his speech at the united nations was pointing out the point at which we can no longer prevent iran from acquiring military nuclear capability, nuclear weapons and yes he gave a timeline that mentioned the spring or early summer. >> and it sound like your specifying, you're saying that's the last poi
and an interview on channel 2 in israel netanyahu said if someone sits here as prime minister of israel and he can't take action matters that are cardinal to the existence of this country, its future and security, and so totally dependent on receiving approveal from others, then he is not worth of leading. >> israel as a sovereign state has to defend itself and president obama has said publicly that only israel as a sovereign state can best decide how to defend its citizens. >> has...
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and to their ability to fire rockets into southern israel and to other parts of israel like tel aviv and jerusalem. now, hamas and palestinians took to the street today in gaza celebrating what they say is a huge victory in part because they say just by standing up to israel, that that is a victory in itself. but also because part of the ceasefire agreement has a loosening, an easing of the blockade around gaza s and that is an important issue for hamas and the palestinians in the gaza territory. they really want to be able to have goods and services move into gaza. that has been constrained by this israeli blockade for years now. so the palestinians in gaza really do see as a victory. but whether or not this victory will lead to more sustainable peace is still very much up in the air. over the course of the next two months, the israeli government will have an election in january, so there's no real hope that there will be a longer-term agreement before that election, and after that it is anyone's guess as to what type of an agreement they will have here and will anybody be able to f
and to their ability to fire rockets into southern israel and to other parts of israel like tel aviv and jerusalem. now, hamas and palestinians took to the street today in gaza celebrating what they say is a huge victory in part because they say just by standing up to israel, that that is a victory in itself. but also because part of the ceasefire agreement has a loosening, an easing of the blockade around gaza s and that is an important issue for hamas and the palestinians in the gaza...
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israel has accused iran of being behind the plot. and in politics mitt romney campaigning today in michigan, receiving the endorsement of the governor and also rick santorum campaigning, the michigan primary is less than two weeks way. coming on the same day arizona will hold a primary. let's begin with our lead story which is this agreement as the hill newspaper reports congressional negotiators signing off on a sweeping package to extend the payroll tax cut along with emergency unemployment benefits and the medicare reimbursement rate. it potentially paves the way for both chambers to consider the measure tomorrow. members of the conference committee tasked with dealing with issues cast the agreement as a bipartisan achievement in a congress that has been known for gridlock. so let's show you how the story played out beginning with this statement from democratic senator chuck schumer of new york. >> we all know how the senate works. and i want goes without saying that this deal will not pass unless leader mcconnell gives it his ble
israel has accused iran of being behind the plot. and in politics mitt romney campaigning today in michigan, receiving the endorsement of the governor and also rick santorum campaigning, the michigan primary is less than two weeks way. coming on the same day arizona will hold a primary. let's begin with our lead story which is this agreement as the hill newspaper reports congressional negotiators signing off on a sweeping package to extend the payroll tax cut along with emergency unemployment...